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Turnwald named associate dean
in VMRCVM

By Jeffrey S. Douglas

Spectrum Volume 20 Issue 20 - February 12, 1998

A distinguished veterinary educator and clinician from Oklahoma State
University has been named associate dean for academic affairs in the
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
Grant H. Turnwald, a veterinary internist who presently serves as professor
and head of the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine's
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery will assume the post in June,
1998.
"Virginia-Maryland has a strong sense of community, it is an institution
which cares deeply for its students, and it has a solid working relationship
with the profession," Turnwald said. "These are important strengths and I am
honored to be joining an organization with such attributes."
A native New Zealander, Turnwald obtained his pre-veterinary education from
New Zealand's Massey University, and his BVSc from Australia's University of
Sydney. He worked in private practice for 10 years before conducting internship
and residency programs at Texas A&M University, and earning his board
certification from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He
also earned a M.S. degree from Texas A&M.
"We are pleased to have attracted a leader of Dr. Turnwald's caliber for this
pivotal position within our College," said Peter Eyre, dean of the VMRCVM. "We
are confident that he can provide the quality of leadership we need to
successfully negotiate the educational process for the future."
A proponent of participative decision-making, student-centered learning, and
information-technology-based educational program development, Turnwald has
obtained broad experience in academic leadership through numerous
organizational development and enrichment programs. He has made hundreds of
scientific and educational presentations and published extensively in the
veterinary professional literature.
He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American
Association of Veterinary Clinicians and a number of other professional
organizations.